Tag: WEF

(Davos 2021) Advancing Digital Content Safety (Martin Baron, Susan Wojcicki, Marietje Schaake, Mark Read, Cathy Li, WEF)

With the COVID-19 pandemic, the US election and wide social unrest tied to race and inequality issues, 2020 was a watershed year for addressing...

(Davos 2021) Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Nicholas Thompson, Ivan Duque, Julie Sweet, Øyvind Eriksen, Bradford L. Smith, WEF)

Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to fundamentally change the world; in a recent global survey, 63% of CEOs...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-g20-head-of-state-government-5d9a917215

(Africa) Connecting Countries and Cities for Regional Value Chain Integration: Operationalizing the AfCFTA (WEF)

On 1 January 2021, the African Union launched the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). This Regional Action Group for Africa report is part...

(Climate Change) Consultation: Nature and Net Zero (WEF)

Natural climate solutions (NCS) play a critical role in supporting the future of both climate and nature. Research conducted for this consultation report confirms...

(Davos 2021) Harnessing the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Yang Yanqing, Mohit Joshi, Ken Hu, Xiao Yaqing, Andreas Kunze, WEF)

Fourth Industrial Revolution technologies driven by artificial intelligence (AI) are expected to fundamentally change the world; in a recent global survey, 63% of CEOs...

(Davos 2021) Carbon Markets: A Conversation with Bill Gates, Mark Carney, Annette Nazareth and Bill Winters (WEF)

With the full economic repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis looming, the scaling of carbon markets could offer opportunity for mobilizing additional finance for climate...

(Davos 2021) Building a Net-Zero, Nature-Positive Economy (Nicole Schwab, Carlos Manuel Rodríguez Echandi, Virginijus Sinkevicius, Roberto de Oliveira Marques, Wanjira Mathai, Marco Bizzarri, Al...

As countries and companies step up their commitments to fight climate change and halt nature loss, an integrated approach to economics and finance will...

(Davos 2021) Mobilizing Action on Climate Change (Rebecca Blumenstein, Jesper Brodin, Amina Mohammed, Ben van Beurden, John F. Kerry, Feike Sybesma, Alok Sharma, Børge...

The period from 2016 to 2020 has been the warmest five years on record, despite the recent impact of COVID 19 on greenhouse gas...

(Davos 2021) Delivering Social Justice in the Recovery (Ishaan Tharoor, Sadiq Khan, Anisa Kamadoli Costa, Darren Walker, Gabriela Bucher, Leslie Johnston, Peter Laugharn, Edward...

From significant investments in climate justice to new task forces on racial equity and corporate sustainability, the ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic have sparked...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-g20-head-of-state-government-16baf3cc12

(Davos 2021) Financing the “Net-Zero” Transition (Caroline Anstey, Oliver Bäte, Mark Carney, Werner Hoyer, Stephanie von Friedeburg, Al Gore, WEF)

The transformation of industries and economies to zero carbon emissions is complex and capital-intensive. Corporates must collaborate with the financial and public sectors to...

(Davos 2021) Financing the Amazon’s Transition to a Sustainable Bioeconomy (Nicole Schwab, Marisol Argueta de Barillas, Ivan Duque, Hamilton Mourão, Maria Alexandra Moreira López,...

The Amazon has the potential to become the world’s foremost bioeconomy, delivering jobs and innovation while restoring and conserving ecosystems. What policies, partnerships and financial...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Vladimir Putin, President of the Russian Federation (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-vladimir-putin-president-of-the-russian-federation

(Davos 2021) Transforming Food Systems and Land Use (Hiroko Kuniya, Mark Rutte, David Beasley, Geraldine Matchett, Jeffrey Lu Minfang, WEF)

More than 1 billion tonnes of food are still wasted every year and agriculture remains a major driver of water use, climate change and...

(Davos 2021) Special Address by Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea (WEF)

https://www.weforum.org/events/the-davos-agenda-2021/sessions/special-address-by-g20-head-of-state-government-649116cb5f